The fruit has black, medium-thick skin and an oval shape. Now, less fat might sound good, but the fats found in Hass avocados are very healthy. We might be on to something. Wish me luck! Im more relaxed about it now. The Sharwil avocados have a 15-26 percent oil content and are very popular in Hawaii. This is when I began looking for my trees abroad, within the EU. Hass has done very well on Duke 7 for decades in many locations. However, if youd like a B type to complement Hass for pollination and season extension then Id go with Fuerte, Sharwil, or Nabal. Yes, Atkins is a great source of uncommon avocado varieties. I think they can be really helpful if done well. I can give it time but wonder if starting new isnt a better option. I read through your post on protecting avocados from the cold, so well be prepared for the cold nights next winter. 'Wilma' cold-hardy avocado fruits weigh up to six ounces (182g). It was at Lowes with just an Ettinger tag. Ive never tasted one but wondering how it compares to Reed and Hass in your opinion. I was there last week visiting a few friends and their avocado trees. So with just these two trees, Id have the highest quality avocados in the world for most months of the year. My 15-foot Hass averages roughly 100 avocados per year, and Ive found that we need more than that during the Hass season. Pinkerton Avocado. So Im only guessing here. Yes, I like Nabal. Fruit may have a larger seed when grown in rainy areas. Edranol, Ettinger, Sharwil and Zutano demonstrated a closer timing to Hass than Bacon, Fuerte and Shepard . For example, they had Hass planted at 10 feet by 10 feet in 2004, but just topworked that block this spring, 15 years later, because it had become too costly to manage. You saved my sanity! The purpose behind the mass flowering is to encourage visits by pollen vectors. The fifteen-gallon avocado trees Ive planted have all continued to be far bigger and productive earlier than five-gallon trees planted at the same time. I live in the bay area/delta in Brentwood. Once budwood is available without using the mother tree I will share more on the Lamorinda. I see the UC grafting resource you posted, but I am curious how to select varieties that would be well suited for grafting to the same tree. Should I plant a Reed to complement my other trees? Australia's avocado industry is largely populated by two varieties: Hass and Shepard. The only tough part is that you must whitewash exposed bark. A Florida avocado has the same kind of fats but in much lower quantities. So much amazing information here youre helping me gain confidence in my dream of planting an avocado tree in our backyard. I noticed that usually the soil in big box stores are not the best for avocados but that seems to be changing as the last tree I bought (Ettinger) came in black sand. Id like to plant an avacado tree in my front court yard. Which order would you recommend from the equator to the pole? Ive seen high-density plantings get crowded after the first few years and then the yield is reduced and the grove is impenetrable jungle. by Greg Alder | Mar 23, 2018 | Avocados | 167 comments. Or is Dusa just the best variety to this day (as these articles say), and in any case it will be better than Duke 7? It is simply an awesome fruit. But Fuerte can produce (see the photo above). Our priest is a big avocado-lover; therefore, I planted 2 avocados there Hass (on Duke-7) and Lamb (on Duke-7). Theres likely to be at least a little variation in your yard. Sharwil avocados have a dense, nutty flavor and a high oil content. Griswold in a 1945 article titled, The Hass Avocado. This was written when the green Fuerte was king of a young California avocado industry. Were trying to get avocados all year round with varieties weve tried and like. See his website for details: https://www.elisfarms.com/farmers-markets. I just bought a house in Covina, CA, and Im looking to plant two varieties in the same area (about 10 apart) once our cold spell is over. Was looking at Sir Prize, your article leans toward Haas, stay with Haas? Anne. made to the U.S. Mainland and beyond, with the eventual eye toward gaining approval to ship. Greg Another which 2 trees are best question. My guess is that you can grow just about any variety that does well in Southern California since your greenhouse probably stays warm enough in spring to make B-type varieties set fruit well. 1) be reliable cropper, a variety that gives high yields, even as a solo-tree (we dont have other avocados in our neighourhood, and my two trees, not flowering at the same time, would be considered as solo-trees) Its significantly bigger than Hass, as seen in the photo above, andReed also stays green when its ripe. The tree's canopy can range in shape from low, dense, and symmetrical, to upright and asymmetrical. On your south-facing slope it might not be as happy. 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Learn how you can support The Yard Posts here. I hesitate to even talk about the taste of Kahaluu since Ive only eaten one. Fertilize every few months with a well-balanced citrus and avocado plant food. Hi Greg, No matter your choice, Im excited for you to get a tree or a couple going in your yard. We have/had four avo trees planted next to each other. Sharwils harvest season compared to Reed will likely be more similar to Hass at your location. It doesnt make great guacamole, but its excellent on sandwiches and in smoothies. Im leaning towards Bacon and Lamb Hass. Hi Peter, There are so many in the Santa Barbara area. About 8 miles inland in Southern Sonoma County. We recommend storing your avocado at room temperature in the fruit bowl until it reaches the preferred ripeness for eating. For each golf ball-sized portion (two tablespoons, or two to three thin slices), a California avocado such as Hass contains 4.6 grams of fat and the same portion of a Florida avocado averages 3 grams of fat. Type B is a plus, but also read that it is not as great of a producer. Its season should complement the GEM even better, and the growing pattern seems like its columnar as well. One of the challenging things is actually figuring out the season for each time and what that season is for those varieties in the location it is planted. I grew up against the same mountains, but out in Glendora, and Bacons do great there. Linda Im guessing youre referring to Van Nuys as being slightly cooler in winter (compared to spots closer to the beach). GEM is more consistent, so growers can make money every year," Arpaia said. Very happy with my Zutano. Should I avoid planting a Reed here? Will likely be going with a Sir Prize based on that fact, but Eli at Subtropica has all available, its just so tempting to get all three and just try to plant the reed on the other side of the property. I figured there had to be one. There are other varieties that taste as good or possibly slightly better than Hass. Eli mentions that hes swamped with GEM orders, and that he had to save one for me since I contacted him in February because hes completely out of GEM right now. . The fruit is tasty, but not that tasty. Thank you. The other two are not doing well. The only caveat Id make is that Pinkerton and Gwen both seem to like to have a B-type avocado nearby in order to produce their maximum. Who knows? Then, I found out that none of the French nurseries provided any information about the rootstocks. There are lots of other very good avocado varieties. I enjoy your videos! fireduck. While having less fat may seem appealing, the fats contained in Hass avocados are really rather healthful. Greg, Unfortunately, people here seldom grow avocados, it is just not in our culture which is strange, because people do eat avocados a lot, and you find them in every supermarket. If you want the tree to grow more vertically, Id plant a Reed. Thanks for your super helpful website! Thank you! Zutano, Who grew it, any idea? Hard to say. More reliably available than Sharwil, GreyStar avocados have the same wonderful texture and delicious flavour, and a long season from December to June. As for rootstocks, I havent seen them make a difference in my yard in terms of cold tolerance of the tree as a whole. You can go two ways about it. The fruit has the same thick, pebbly skin as the Hass but has a little rounder shape. This way youre likely to rarely get bad damage. Elizabeth. As Adrian alluded to above, Hass and Reed are A types while Fuerte is a B type, which makes cross-pollination all the more likely, enhancing fruit set. The only real negative was that the seedcoat didnt adhere to the seed. And thats what a five- compared to fifteen-gallon tree is: younger. What's more - I don't want to mush up my avo on my toast. However, the main challenge is that different varieties grow at different rates so you have to prune in order to make sure that one (or more) dont take over and shade out the other(s). Atkins has a bunch of other varieties that you never see around. Im going to find the least cold spots on and plant the less cold hardy avocados there. Do you think I should remove the one tree which has a few new green shoots? The big difference: these avocados have significantly less fat. Thanks. Option 2: Sir Prize. They grow great but just dont produce as much fruit. You could try one of those. Just so you and other readers know, my yard is in inland San Diego County near the town of Ramona. A handsome tree to about 9m x 10m, Hass is fairly cold and frost tolerant once established, and will bear its delicious fruit between September and January. I saw such a video recently displaying some trees in the front yard of friends of mine down here in San Diego County and it made me very angry. In contrast, most of the Type B avocados are considered "greenskins". By the way, all of these varieties Reed, Lamb, GEM, Sir Prize taste really good so I wouldnt choose one over the other because of taste. This question is unanswerable in an objective sense. They will never let you down or change their form. One of his favorites was the Nabal. But a number of old Fuertes remain, and like for you, the taste of Fuerte remains the original avocado flavor for me. If you can, I would go with those combinations. Oops! Option 3: Lamb Hass, others? Compared to Hass, its harvest season isnt quite as long. In fact I find that Pinkerton here is actually better than down South and in fact better than Hass. Like all the Mexican avos, it has a thin skin you can eat like an apple, and a high-oil-content flesh that has a rich taste similar to 'Hass', but with its own distinctive flavor notes. Adam Tropics is located in the center of Temecula, we offer many varieties, Gem is a new type very similar to Hass Avocado in tree shape and quality of fruits but mature trees grow a little smaller than . Great read! Thats a cool question. Thanks for the input, and its really along the lines that I was looking down. Only Fuerte tastes good then, of those youve mentioned. Really it's the type A Guatemalans that far and away perform best in the cool temps. I hope that in a few years I can have more avocado than I can eat! So sorry to hear about your trees. Taste Ive read is great. Maybe one day you will see it. Oval-shaped and dark-green in color, the Choquette avocado originated in Florida and is a mix of two different types - Guatemalan and West Indian. I have a hilly area for my trees and its not practical for ladders, so Im looking to plant avocado trees that are easier to pick, great tasting, high yielding and can hang for some time on the tree (ideally). I have been trying to research this for a while now trying to figure out the best combination for me. Cliff. Being in Montecito, its likely that your Hass will set very well without a pollenizer. When you talk to them they are totally clueless. Is there a simpler way. What are your thoughts on a Sharwil Tree? Both have excellent tasting fruit. Ive got a Fuerte tree that Ive grafted a couple Pinkerton and Lamb branches into, but this situation is easier because I want those Pinkerton and Lamb branches to stay small and just provide pollen for the Fuerte; Im not trying to have each variety take up about a third of the canopy area. But just a few years later, in 1992, fruit flies ruined everything. Thanks for writing. Its only the second time I have seen one in 5 years so I took it as fate and bought it to replace a Bacon I had which was burnt away by the sun yet I am convinced it was mislabeled and wasnt actually a Bacon. Hi Greg, I will be planting two avocado trees in the spring. I will be planting your suggested trio this spring. Have you received your trees? i have small seedlings of sir prize, stewart, lamb hass, and some hybrid unknown from home depot. I counted 51 fruits in this picture. Great for guacamole, or just eating out of hand with a dash of salt. ), (See more about Fuerte in my post, The Fuerte avocado tree: a profile.). Hi David, Yet Pinkerton, Mexicola, Bacon, Jim Lamb, Wurtz and Reed do well here. If I didnt feel the need for lots of space, I would, no doubt. One concern I have about fresh trimmings is the build up of spores and what not from it just being piled up (6 inches or so thick). The variety was developed in Australia during the mid-1950s and it became the main commercial avocado grown in . So I decided to plant a Hass and a Sir Prize which sounded like a great variety. We will sell trees at various ages and transport to other islands. First propagated in 1911 in a California nursery, it got its name - Spanish for "strong" - after a particularly hard frost hit the area in 1913. I am not gaining anything just want the world to have another Fuerte variety available to them. https://gregalder.com/yardposts/avocado-trees-get-sunburned-what-to-do/ 7 years ago. . The tree looks good and very healthy!!!!!! Where approximately in Northern California are you located? Temecula gardener here. The flesh is very oily, rich and creamy tasting. Im in Ramona, which calls itself the Valley of the Sun, and its not too different here. Yulia. At best, carrying a super heavy crop load usually means that the following years crop will be very light. TREE SIZES. I have bought a number of trees there. . for avocados. Not always, but usually. Thank you for all the great information! Ill suggest other varieties and give lots of reasons and scenarios in the upcoming post. Would appreciate any information that you might wish to share! I have read about predator mites to purchase but not sure how to apply them. I also dont know anything about growing avocados in France, but Ill do my best to help you get started. Thats a good question. Mexicola is the oiliest variety that I have tasted but its a bit too intense for me, and I wouldnt say its one of my favorites. Many thanks in advance for your help and advice! Ill ask and post an update here as I learn. Avocados dont ripen while hanging on the tree. Vertically? Designed by Elegant Themes | Powered by WordPress, If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. So from Armstrong and Evergreen and Walter Andersen, etc. I sure am no botanist)))). But yes, Lamb, Reed, and Fuerte all have higher salt tolerance than Hass. The Mexicola and Lamb both look like they might be based on the pictures I have seen. What a wonderful gift! The Nabal trees I know are not so wide spreading like a Fuerte, and neither are they more upright like a Bacon can be. We had a hass 4 years back that sun burned to death. Most of the other retail nurseries buy from the same wholesale growers (La Verne and Durling). Three, how big will you let the Hass trees get? 1 year old Reed on unknown seedling Such great information for gardening in San Diego! Ive never eaten Green Gold. Of the more than 275,000 acres that nurture Mexican avocados, the hands-down favorite is the Hass avocado, with is creamy, nutty flavor. Yes, you can definitely graft several varieties onto one tree. We are Sunset zone 17. We dont need a shade tree (probably that was obvious. I wanted to say I appreciate all you do with your website and videos. I realize it cant live forever there but at least I will get to try the fruit someday. If the only Hass avocados youve had are from the grocery store, then you have no idea. It is so hard to know when a variety will taste good coming from a tree in your yard based on the information of others, I totally agree. I just cant say for sure. I love old trees like that. I do know MacArthur avocados. If you can send me another email address then please do. By black sand I meant sandy loom. The equipment you need to move between rows to do your spraying will have to be accommodated. https://ibb.co/BNxp1W8 Maybe not the best. I saw that you have a Gwen and was curious what your take is on that. I hope your trees grow lightning fast! For anyone in the bay area I recommend Pinkerton and Lamb. When I walk around my neighborhood here in Sylmar, Its amazing how most people abuse their avocado trees by having their gardeners rake up those leaves as soon as they hit the ground. What a find. Thats said, I learnt a lot))), At first I wanted to plant a Hass(A-type) and a Fuerte (B-type), because some people said they pollinise well each other (I read several articles about avocado pollination, though I still dont understant how an A-variety can complement a B-variety, if they do not flower during the same months?! BTW Thank you for the great info youve published. I appreciate all the documentation! Mateo. What would you recommend? Theyre both great varieties, and good complementary trees for a Reed. I pre-irrigated and sprayed down the trees during the heat and prevented fruitlet drop too well. Spacing with the Hass is important as well. This makes me very happy? Oh I wish! Bacon, Thanks Greg. Both ornamental and fruit trees are being affected, Its only about 8 miles to the Tijuana River valley from here which Im told is having a serious problem with shot hole borers, hope Im wrong but that may be the problem. Then you can add a third one strictly based a flavor. Edranol, Ettinger, Hass, Sharwil and Zutano were mid-season flowerers. Ill write it within the next couple weeks and title it something like Avocado varieties for year-round fruit.. So if possible, I would also add a third tree of a B-type flower and keep it small and use it just for the flowers (strip all or most of its fruit each year). I was given permission and I will get you some budwood hopefully within a year. I am going to try to graft new ones and see if the results are the same as well as see if it fruits every year or every two. I dont know anything about salt in soil, never heard of it on the French Riviera. Great article Greg! I cant imagine between them, my brother and I, that it will be a problem, lol. We had problems with root rot our persimmontree died of root rot). Plus 1 GEM, 1 Lamb and 1 Bacon. You must love seeing snow on Baldy right now. 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